The Galapagos finches were an important clue to Darwin's thinking about the origin of species. These finches are believed to have descended from a single ancestral species that colonized the Galapagos archipelago, America, over a short period of time. The Galapagos finches differ in their beak shape and size. Different species feed on seeds that vary in size and hardness. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for these patterns?

#Question id: 3278

#Section 2: Evolution

What does the biological species concept use as the primary criterion for determining species boundaries?

#Question id: 3279

#Section 2: Evolution

Which two of the following have operated to increase divergence between mosquito fish populations on island?

a. improved gene flow

b. bottleneck effect

c. sexual selection

d. founder effect

e. natural selection

#Question id: 3281

#Section 2: Evolution

One population X has 750 AA, 0 Aa, and 250 aa; the other Y has 500 AA, 500 Aa, and 0 aa. After one generation of random mating, the genotype frequencies X and Y respectively if the population size remains 1,000.

#Question id: 4730

#Section 2: Evolution

Cross is made between a pure breeding plant having red coloured male flowers with a pure breeding plant having white colored female flowers. All of these offspring are white colored flower. Upon selfing of these F1 red flower plant produced both red and white flower. Which of the following is conclusion of these cross?

#Question id: 3283

#Section 2: Evolution

if the forward ( p in to q) and reverse ( q in to p) mutation rates for alleles at a locus are 1×10−1 and 1×10−2 per generation, respectively and the allelic frequencies are p = 0.20 and q = 0.80. if you assuming random matting population. Which of the following observation correct?

#Question id: 3284

#Section 2: Evolution

The fitness of three genotype are A1A1 < A1A2 = A2A2) Which of the following observation correct?